The Clue
Swindles or malingers (10 letter answer)
The Answer
GOLDBRICKS
Tags
Notes
The answer GOLDBRICKS is so rare that it appears less than once every 2500 puzzles.
Definition
GOLDBRICK as a noun:
1. a soldier who performs his duties without proper care or effort
2. (goldbrick, goof-off, ne'er-do-well, good-for-nothing, no-account, good-for-naught) = an idle worthless person
3. a brick-shaped block that looks like gold but is not
4. anything that is supposed to be valuable but turns out to be worthless
GOLDBRICK as a verb:
1. (victimize, swindle, rook, goldbrick, nobble, diddle, bunco, defraud, scam, mulct, gyp, gip, hornswoggle, short-change, con) = deprive of by deceit; "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
2. (fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick) = avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"